From Ocean Breezes to Snowflakes: Navigating Life After Hurricane Dorian

In this episode of "The Art of Imperfect Adulting," Amy Stone interviews Tara Pyfrom. Tara shares her intense experience of surviving Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. The conversation covers the preparations, the life-threatening ordeal inside her home, and the aftermath that resulted in Tara and her family relocating to Canada. Tara's compelling narrative highlights the challenges and resilience needed to recover from such a natural disaster.

Guest: Tara Pyfrom

Tara Pyfrom is a Bahamian author and freelance writer now living in New Brunswick, Canada. She is the author of the upcoming memoir, The Ocean in Our Blood (July 2025). She survived of one of the strongest hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic, Hurricane Dorian.

Main Topics Covered:

Tara's life growing up in the Bahamas and her connection to the island life.
A detailed recount of surviving Hurricane Dorian and its impact.
The emotional and physical aftermath of the storm, including PTSD and therapy.
The decision to relocate to Canada and start afresh.
Tara’s process of documenting her experience and turning it into a memoir.

Quote from the Episode:

"Your brain stops functioning normally when faced with death. It becomes purely fight or flight. There's no flight." -Tara Pyfrom

Timestamps:

00:00:05 - Introduction
00:00:14 - Tara shares where she calls home
00:01:44 - Life before the hurricane in the Bahamas
00:04:33 - Relationship with storms before Hurricane Dorian
00:09:18 - Preparations and anticipation of Hurricane Dorian
00:10:24 - The experience during Hurricane Dorian’s impact
00:21:06 - Emergence from the attic and rescue
00:30:44 - Aftermath and decision to relocate
00:42:25 - Writing as therapy and the journey to publishing a book
00:44:59 - Rapid-fire fun questions

For more detailed insights and to hear Tara's full story, listen to the episode and pre-order her book, "The Ocean in Our Blood," through her website www.tarapyfrom.com/pre-order

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